Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that today it expressed to the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) the interest in the right of first refusal in blocks to be bid in the Permanent Offer System, under the Production Sharing Agreement, pursuant to Law 12,351/2010 and Federal Decree 9,041/2017. The company's Executive Board approved the expression... Continue Reading →
FPSO Guanabara Arrives at Mero for Last Tests Before Starting Production in Six Months
(PN) The FPSO Guanabara is almost ready to start oil production in Campo de Mero, located in the Libra Block, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin. The platform will be part of the first definitive system to operate in Mero, the third largest pre-salt field (after Buzios and Tupi). The unit will be... Continue Reading →
Nauticus Olympic Arm completes IKM Subsea’s all-electric ROV system
Norway-based IKM Subsea has selected Nauticus Robotics’ fully electric work-class manipulator Olympic Arm for its subsea resident remotely operated vehicle (ROV) system. The Olympic Arm is said to increase subsea reliability and capability while extending residency dive time. It also boasts the strength, weight and size characteristics of traditional work-class hydraulic arms without chronic maintenance needs. Adam... Continue Reading →
Exxon unveils sweeping restructuring in latest cost cutting move
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) on Monday disclosed a sweeping restructuring of its global operations that will combine its refining and chemicals businesses into one, and put its energy transition business on the same footing as its other operations. The broad restructuring marks its latest cost-cutting effort after activist investors seeking to boost returns and address... Continue Reading →
Shell ditches Royal Dutch from its name
Oil and gas major Shell has officially changed its name to Shell plc, after deciding to simplify its share structure, move the headquarters from the Netherlands to the UK and, as a result, remove the Royal Dutch designation from its name. The energy major on Friday confirmed its name had changed from Royal Dutch Shell... Continue Reading →
Global energy transition to cause short-term economic pain -report
(Reuters) - The transition to clean energy required to prevent temperatures from rising swiftly could shave 2% off global GDP by 2050 but is likely recoverable before the end of the century, a report by natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie said on Thursday. While investments in technologies like solar and wind farms, advanced batteries will... Continue Reading →
Petrobras seeks supplier to develop patented HISEP® technology
(PN) Equipment capable of separating CO2-rich gas from oil at the bottom of the sea. Petrobras, operator of the Libra consortium, started selecting suppliers to execute the project, build, install and carry out HISEP® tests, a technology patented by the company that aims to separate and reinject, even at the bottom of the sea, the... Continue Reading →
BP Signs MOU for Natural Gas Hub in Porto do Pecem
(epbr) The government of Ceara signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BP for the potential implementation of a natural gas hub in Porto do Pecem. According to the company's president in Brazil, Mario Lindenhayn, the hub may have an installed capacity of around 2.2 GW and generate around 5,000 jobs during construction. -- “It... Continue Reading →
ExxonMobil joins pledge for net-zero in oil & gas operations by 2050
(OM) Finally catching up with its rivals, U.S. oil and gas giant ExxonMobil has revealed its ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for operated assets by 2050, backed by a comprehensive approach to develop detailed emission-reduction roadmaps for major facilities and assets. The net-zero ambition is contained in the company’s Advancing Climate Solutions – 2022... Continue Reading →
P-66, P-70 and P-77 have reduced gas flare
(TN) Platforms P-66, P-70 and P-77, located in the Tupi, Atapu and Búzios fields, respectively, started to operate with minimal flaring of gas, which starts to occur only in exceptional safety situations, reducing the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG). The flare is the equipment that has the function of burning the gas not used in... Continue Reading →